Coking – new **standards

No way. How could this content be added? The quenching water we use now is purified water that has undergone biological phenol removal

Coking manufacturers must meet the standards specified in \"Energy Consumption per Unit of Coke Produced\" (GB21342-2008), as well as the following indicators:

**Parameter** | **Conventional Coke Ovens** | **Heat-Recovery Coke Ovens** | **Semicoke (Lantern Coke) Ovens** |
|--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Comprehensive energy consumption (kgce/t of coke) | ≤165*1 | ≤165*1 | ≤260*1 (internal heating) / ≤230*1 (external heating) |
| Coal consumption (on a dry basis), t/t of coke | 1.33*2 | 1.33 | 1.65 |
| Fresh water consumption per ton of coke, m3/t of coke | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Utilization rate of coke oven gas | ≥98 | ≥98 | – |
| Water recycling rate, % | ≥95 | ≥95 | ≥95 |
| Burn loss rate of coking coal, % | ≤1.5 | – | – |

　1. Coke ovens: For conventional machine-type coke ovens, the height of the carbonization chamber in newly built top-loading coke ovens must be ≥6.0 meters, and their volume must be ≥38.5 m3； The height of the carbonization chamber in newly built rammed coke ovens must be ≥5.5 meters, and the volume of the rammed coal cakes must be ≥35 m3; the enterprise’s production capacity should be 1 million tons per year or more. 　　Semicoke (lignite) carbonization furnace: The production capacity of a newly built vertical carbonization furnace is ≥75,000 tons per year; the capacity of each set is ≥300,000 tons per year, with the overall production capacity of the enterprise being 600,000 tons per year or more. 　　Heat-recovery coke oven: Enterprise production capacity of 400,000 tons per year or more. Efforts should continue to improve heat recovery coking technology. The construction of new heat-recovery coke ovens is prohibited. 　　When steel companies build new coke ovens, they must simultaneously install coke dry quenching equipment as well as appropriate dust removal systems. 　　2. Gas purification and chemical product recovery Coking production enterprises should simultaneously install gas purification facilities (including desulfurization, decyanidation, and denitration processes), devices for recovering chemical products, as well as facilities for utilizing the gas. 　　Heat recovery coke ovens should be equipped simultaneously with heat recovery systems as well as flue gas desulfurization and dust removal devices. 　　3. Chemical product processing and production: The newly constructed coal tar processing unit should be capable of handling 150,000 tons per year or more of anhydrous coal tar ； The newly built crude (light) benzene refining plants should adopt advanced production processes such as benzene hydrogenation, with each plant having an annual processing capacity of 50,000 tons or more ； Existing coal tar processing units with a single processing capacity of less than 100,000 tons per year, as well as units for the refining of crude (light) benzene using the pickling method, should be phased out gradually. 　　A newly built methanol production plant using coke oven gas should have an annual capacity of 100,000 tons or more. 　　4. Environmental Protection, Accident Prevention, and Safety Coking enterprises should strictly comply with relevant laws and regulations regarding environmental protection, energy conservation and emission reduction, occupational safety, occupational health, fire protection, etc. Dust suppression and removal facilities such as coal yards, crushing units, coal loading systems, coke pushing equipment, coke quenching systems, and coke screening and transportation systems should be constructed simultaneously, along with closed-loop water circulation systems for coke quenching, devices for desulfurizing and removing dust from exhaust gases, and sewage treatment systems, all of which must operate properly. Specifically, these include: (1) Conventional coke oven enterprises should construct, in accordance with design specifications, secondary biological treatment facilities for phenol-cyanide-containing production wastewater, a reuse system, and emergency storage tanks for such wastewater. 　　(2) The ammonia water circulation tanks and tar separation tanks in enterprises that produce semi-coke (lignite coke) should be built above ground level. For produced wastewater, effective treatment facilities such as wastewater incineration, or biochemical treatments for ammonia removal, phenol removal, and cyanide removal must be installed. In accordance with design specifications, storage tanks for accidental releases of produced wastewater should also be provided; it is strictly prohibited to discharge such wastewater outside. 　　(3) Heat-recovery coke ovens should be equipped with flue gas desulfurization and dust removal facilities, as well as online monitoring devices for sulfur dioxide. 　　(4) Coking production enterprises should adopt a reliable dual-circuit power supply ； Automatic ignition devices should be installed for the accidental release of coke oven gas. 　　(5) The chemical product production areas, storage tank areas, and production wastewater tanks in coking production enterprises shall be equipped with proper leak prevention measures; dikes should be constructed around oil storage areas to prevent spills and leaks. 　　(6) Standardize the construction of waste discharge outlets; install continuous automatic monitoring and control systems on the chimneys of coke ovens, the exhaust chimneys of surface dust removal stations, and the main wastewater discharge outlets, and connect them to the environmental protection authorities. 　　(7) Coking production enterprises should construct accident ponds and fire-fighting accident ponds with sufficient capacity. 　　III. Main product quality 　　1. Coke 　　Metallurgical coke should meet the GB/T1996－2003 standard ； 　　Casting coke should meet the GB/T8729-1988 standard ； 　　Semicoke (blue carbon) should comply with the YB/T034-92 standard. 　　2. Coke oven gas: Urban domestic gas should meet the GB13612-92 standard ； 　　In industrial or other applications, the H2S content in gas should be ≤250 mg/m3. 　　3. Chemical industry products: Sulfuric acid an meets the GB535-1995 standard (Grade 1) ； 　　Coarse tar meets the YB/T5075-1993 standard (the tar produced by semi-coke should follow this standard as well) ； 　　Crude benzene meets the YB/T5022-1993 standard ； 　　Methanol, tar, benzene processing, and other chemical products must meet national standards or relevant industry product standards. 　　IV. Resource (Energy) Consumption and Comprehensive Utilization of By-products 1. Resource (Energy) Consumption Coking enterprises should meet the standards specified in the “Energy Consumption per Unit of Coke Produced” standard (GB21342-2008), as well as the following indicators: Item Conventional Coke Ovens Heat-Recovery Coke Ovens Semi-coke (Lantern Coke) Ovens Comprehensive Energy Consumption (kgce/t of coke) ≤165*1 ≤165*1 ≤260*1 (internal heating) ≤230*1 (external heating) Coal Consumption (on a dry basis), t/t of coke 1.33*2 1.33 1.65 Fresh Water Consumption per Ton of Coke, m3/t of coke 2.5 1.2 2.5 Utilization Rate of Coke Oven Gas ≥98 – ≥98 Water Recycling Rate%, % ≥95 ≥95 ≥95 Burn Loss Rate of Coking Coal%, % ≤1.5 Note: *1 The comprehensive energy consumption value is based on the standards in the “Energy Consumption per Unit of Coke Produced” standard (GB21342-2008), using an equivalent value where the electricity conversion factor is 0.404 kgce/KWH; if the electricity conversion factor of 0.1229 kgce/KWH is used, the value should be 155 kgce/t of coke ； The comprehensive energy consumption standards for semi-coke (lignite) furnaces have been adjusted accordingly: ≤250 (internal heating) and ≤220 (external heating). 　　*2 The volatiles content Vd of the coal suitable for firing is 24–27%. If the volatiles content of the coal used for firing exceeds this range, it shall be adjusted accordingly. 　　Heat recovery power generation per ton of coke from coke ovens: when the dry basis volatile matter content of the coal fed into the oven is 17%, the power generation per ton of coke is ≥350 KWh ； When the dry-base volatiles of the coal fed into the furnace are 23%, the electricity generation per ton of coke is ≥430 KWh. 　　2. Comprehensive utilization of coking by-products The coke oven gas produced by coking enterprises must be fully recovered and utilized; it shall not be released into the atmosphere ； Coal tar and benzene-based chemical industry products must be recycled, and centralized deep processing is encouraged. 　　V. Environmental Protection 　　1. Emissions of Pollutants 　　The emissions of major pollutants by coking enterprises shall not exceed the total emission quota assigned to them by the environmental protection authorities. 　　2. Emission standards for air and water pollutants: The emission of unorganized pollutants from coke ovens is governed by the \"Emission Standards for Air Pollutants from Coke Ovens\" (GB16171－1996); other organized waste gases are subject to the \"Comprehensive Emission Standards for Air Pollutants\" (GB16297－1996). NH3 and H2S are regulated by the \"Emission Standards for Odorous Pollutants\" (GB14554－1996). 　　After being treated to meet the standards, phenol-cyanide wastewater must be recycled and must not be discharged externally. The discharged wastewater shall comply with the \"Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standards\" (GB8978-1996). The water discharged into the sewage treatment plant meets the second-grade standards, while that discharged into the environment meets the first-grade standards. 　　3. Solid (liquid) waste: All solid (liquid) wastes generated in coking production, such as coal (coke) dust collected by dust collectors in the coal preparation, coke pushing, coal loading, coke quenching, and coke screening units, tar residues, residues from crude benzene distillation regenerators, tar residues from benzene purification acid processes, desulfurization waste (liquids), and biochemical excess sludge, must be treated and utilized in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements; they shall not be discharged outside. 　　VI. Technological Progress 　　Coking enterprises are encouraged to adopt advanced and applicable technologies such as coal moisture adjustment, air separation for moisture control, compacting coking, blended coal coking, conversion of pulverized coal into semi-coke, dry quenching of coke, quenching with low moisture content, heat pipe heat exchange, heat transfer oil heat exchange, treatment of coking plant dust, advanced treatment and reuse of coking wastewater, production of methanol from coking gas, production of synthetic ammonia from coking gas, hydrogenation refining of benzene, production of needle coke from coal tar, hydrogenation treatment of tar, and further processing of coal tar products. 　　VII. Supervision and Management 1. The investment management, land allocation, environmental impact assessment, energy evaluation, and credit financing for construction projects of coking enterprises must comply with these entry requirements. The environmental impact assessment report shall be submitted to the environmental protection administrative department at the provincial level or above for approval, after the provincial industry regulatory department has provided its preliminary review opinions. 　　2. Before the production facilities of coking enterprises are completed and put into operation, a joint inspection team organized by the provincial-level or higher administrative departments in charge of the coking industry and environmental protection shall conduct supervision and inspection in accordance with the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of these admission criteria. If, upon inspection, the requirements for admission are not met, the environmental protection administrative authority will not issue a pollution discharge permit; the industry regulatory authority shall order that the relevant construction work necessary to meet the admission requirements be completed within a specified time frame. If the requirements are still not met, the environmental protection administrative authority shall revoke its pollution discharge permit in accordance with relevant laws and regulations; the water and electricity supply department shall, after obtaining approval from the administrative authority at the same level, cease the supply of electricity and water in accordance with the law. 　　3. The coking construction project shall meet the indicators regarding resource (energy) consumption, comprehensive utilization of by-products, and environmental protection specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of these admission requirements within 6 months of commencing operation. In addition to paying the relevant fees as required, those who fail to meet the deadlines shall be ordered by the environmental protection authorities to make corrections within a specified time frame or to suspend operations, in accordance with the requirements of **relevant laws and regulations. 　　4. The provincial authorities in charge of the coking industry, together with the environmental protection authorities, shall supervise and inspect the compliance with the entry requirements for the coking industry in their respective regions. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shall organize relevant departments to conduct irregular spot checks and inspections. 　　5. The China Coking Industry Association should strengthen its analysis and research on domestic and international coke markets as well as the development of coking process technologies, and promote new technologies for environmental protection, energy conservation, and comprehensive resource utilization in the coking industry ； Establish an evaluation system that meets the admission criteria, and provide scientific and fair evaluation opinions ； Research is conducted to establish an evaluation index system for clean production, with active promotion of clean production within the industry ； Assist **the relevant departments in carrying out supervision and management. 　　6. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology regularly publishes a list of coking production enterprises that meet the admission requirements. Coking production enterprises that meet the eligibility criteria can benefit from relevant support policies and obtain the qualification to export coke products in accordance with the applicable procedures. 　　7. For new or expanded coking construction projects that do not meet the admission requirements, environmental protection administrative departments shall not grant environmental approval, financial institutions shall not provide credit, and power supply agencies shall suspend power supply in accordance with the law. For enterprises that are revoked or ordered to close by the local people’s authorities **or the relevant regulatory agencies in accordance with the law, the relevant regulatory departments shall revoke the corresponding licenses in accordance with the law, while the administrative departments for industry and commerce shall order such enterprises to carry out changes in their registration records or to have their registrations cancelled. 　　Additional Provisions These admission requirements apply to enterprises in the coking industry located within the People’s Republic of China (with the exception of special regions such as Taiwan, **, and Macau). 　　If the ** and industry standards mentioned in these admission requirements are revised, the revised standards shall apply. 　　These admission requirements shall come into effect as of January 1, 2009; **Announcement No. 76 of 2004 issued by the Development and Reform Commission, titled \"Admission Requirements for the Coking Industry\", shall be repealed simultaneously. 　　These admission requirements are interpreted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and may be revised in light of industry development trends and macro-control requirements.

Access Requirements for the Coking Industry (Revised in 2008) General Provisions In order to promote the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure in the coking industry and to regulate market competition, these access requirements are formulated in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and industrial policy guidelines, following the principles of sustainable development such as \"total quantity control, structural adjustment, energy (resource) conservation, environmental protection, and rational layout\". 　　These admission requirements apply to manufacturers of conventional coke ovens, semi-coke (lignite) coke ovens, and existing heat-recovery coke ovens, as well as to enterprises that process by-products from coking coal chemical industries. 　　A conventional coke oven plant refers to one in which the carbonization chamber and the combustion chamber are separate; coking coal is heated indirectly without exposure to air to be converted into coke, and it is equipped with production facilities for gas purification and the recovery of chemical products. Coal loading methods are divided into top loading and tamping side loading. 　　A semi-coke (lank coke) carbonization furnace is a production facility that uses non-sticky coal, weakly sticky coal, long-flame coal, and similar materials to carry out medium- and low-temperature dry distillation at temperatures below 750°C, with the main output being semi-coke (lank coke). Heating methods are divided into internal heating and external heating. 　　A heat-recovery coke oven is a coke production facility that operates the carbonization chamber of the coke oven under slight negative pressure, employs mechanical tamping, carries out coal charging and coke extraction, and recovers the waste heat from the combustion gases used in coking. It mainly produces cast coke. 　　I. Layout of manufacturing enterprises The locations for new construction and expansion of coking manufacturing enterprises should be near end-users or sources of coking coal raw materials. It must comply with the development plans for the coking industry, urban construction, land use, environmental protection and pollution control, mineral resources, as well as the plans for restructuring the coking industry in each province (autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government). 　　Coking production enterprises shall not be established within 2 kilometers outside the boundaries of urban planning areas (with the exception of gas supply projects for urban residents and supporting projects within existing steel production facilities), on both banks of major rivers, along main highways, and within 1 kilometer around other enterprises that produce food, pharmaceuticals, etc. and require strict pollution control; within the scope of the \"Hygienic Protection Distance Standards for Coking Plants\" (GB11661－89) in residential areas; in protected areas established in accordance with the law such as nature reserves, scenic spots, cultural heritage protection areas, World Cultural and Natural Heritage sites, forest parks, geological parks, wetland parks, etc.; and within drinking water source protection areas. Coking enterprises that are already in operation within the aforementioned areas must, in accordance with the planning requirements for those areas, gradually withdraw from operations over a certain period of time through methods such as relocation or change of production activities. 　　II. Processes and Equipment New coke production facilities, as well as those undergoing renovation or expansion, should meet the requirements regarding energy conservation, environmental protection, and comprehensive utilization of resources, in order to achieve reasonable economies of scale. 　　1. Coke ovens: For conventional machine-type coke ovens, the height of the carbonization chamber in newly built top-loading coke ovens must be ≥6.0 meters, and their volume must be ≥38.5 m3 ； The height of the carbonization chamber in newly built rammed coke ovens must be ≥5.5 meters, and the volume of the rammed coal cakes must be ≥35 m3; the enterprise’s production capacity should be 1 million tons per year or more. 　　Semicoke (lignite) carbonization furnace: The production capacity of a newly built vertical carbonization furnace is ≥75,000 tons per year; the capacity of each set is ≥300,000 tons per year, with the overall production capacity of the enterprise being 600,000 tons per year or more. 　　Heat-recovery coke oven: Enterprise production capacity of 400,000 tons per year or more. Efforts should continue to improve heat recovery coking technology. The construction of new heat-recovery coke ovens is prohibited. 　　When steel companies build new coke ovens, they must simultaneously install coke dry quenching equipment as well as appropriate dust removal systems. 　　2. Gas purification and chemical product recovery Coking production enterprises should simultaneously install gas purification facilities (including desulfurization, decyanidation, and denitration processes), devices for recovering chemical products, as well as facilities for utilizing the gas. 　　Heat recovery coke ovens should be equipped simultaneously with heat recovery systems as well as flue gas desulfurization and dust removal devices. 　　3. Chemical product processing and production: The newly constructed coal tar processing unit should be capable of handling 150,000 tons per year or more of anhydrous coal tar ； The newly built crude (light) benzene refining plants should adopt advanced production processes such as benzene hydrogenation, with each plant having an annual processing capacity of 50,000 tons or more ； Existing coal tar processing units with a single processing capacity of less than 100,000 tons per year, as well as units for the refining of crude (light) benzene using the pickling method, should be phased out gradually. 　　A newly built methanol production plant using coke oven gas should have an annual capacity of 100,000 tons or more. 　　4. Environmental Protection, Accident Prevention, and Safety Coking enterprises should strictly comply with relevant laws and regulations regarding environmental protection, energy conservation and emission reduction, occupational safety, occupational health, fire protection, etc. Dust suppression and removal facilities such as coal yards, crushing units, coal loading systems, coke pushing equipment, coke quenching systems, and coke screening and transportation systems should be constructed simultaneously, along with closed-loop water circulation systems for coke quenching, devices for desulfurizing and removing dust from exhaust gases, and sewage treatment systems, all of which must operate properly. Specifically, these include: (1) Conventional coke oven enterprises should construct, in accordance with design specifications, secondary biological treatment facilities for phenol-cyanide-containing production wastewater, a reuse system, and emergency storage tanks for such wastewater. 　　(2) The ammonia water circulation tanks and tar separation tanks in enterprises that produce semi-coke (lignite coke) should be built above ground level. For produced wastewater, effective treatment facilities such as wastewater incineration, or biochemical treatments for ammonia removal, phenol removal, and cyanide removal must be installed. In accordance with design specifications, storage tanks for accidental releases of produced wastewater should also be provided; it is strictly prohibited to discharge such wastewater outside. 　　(3) Heat-recovery coke ovens should be equipped with flue gas desulfurization and dust removal facilities, as well as online monitoring devices for sulfur dioxide. 　　(4) Coking production enterprises should adopt a reliable dual-circuit power supply ； Automatic ignition devices should be installed for the accidental release of coke oven gas. 　　(5) The chemical product production areas, storage tank areas, and production wastewater tanks in coking production enterprises shall be equipped with proper leak prevention measures; dikes should be constructed around oil storage areas to prevent spills and leaks. 　　(6) Standardize the construction of waste discharge outlets; install continuous automatic monitoring and control systems on the chimneys of coke ovens, the exhaust chimneys of surface dust removal stations, and the main wastewater discharge outlets, and connect them to the environmental protection authorities. 　　(7) Coking production enterprises should construct accident ponds and fire-fighting accident ponds with sufficient capacity. 　　III. Main product quality 　　1. Coke 　　Metallurgical coke should meet the GB/T1996－2003 standard ； 　　Casting coke should meet the GB/T8729-1988 standard ； 　　Semicoke (blue carbon) should comply with the YB/T034-92 standard. 　　2. Coke oven gas: Urban domestic gas should meet the GB13612-92 standard ； 　　In industrial or other applications, the H2S content in gas should be ≤250 mg/m3. 　　3. Chemical industry products: Sulfuric acid an meets the GB535-1995 standard (Grade 1) ； 　　Coarse tar meets the YB/T5075-1993 standard (the tar produced by semi-coke should follow this standard as well) ； 　　Crude benzene meets the YB/T5022-1993 standard ； 　　Methanol, tar, benzene processing, and other chemical products must meet national standards or relevant industry product standards. 　　IV. Resource (Energy) Consumption and Comprehensive Utilization of By-products 1. Resource (Energy) Consumption Coking manufacturers should meet the standards specified in the \"Energy Consumption per Unit of Coke\" standard (GB21342-2008), as well as the following indicators: Note: *1 The comprehensive energy consumption value is based on the standards set out in the \"Energy Consumption per Unit of Coke\" standard (GB21342-2008), with an equivalent value of 0.404 kgce/KWh for electricity. If the equivalent value using an electricity conversion factor of 0.1229 kgce/KWh is used, the value should be 155 kgce per ton of coke ； The comprehensive energy consumption standards for semi-coke (lignite) furnaces have been adjusted accordingly: ≤250 (internal heating) and ≤220 (external heating). 　　*2 The volatiles content Vd of the coal suitable for firing is 24–27%. If the volatiles content of the coal used for firing exceeds this range, it shall be adjusted accordingly. 　　Heat recovery power generation per ton of coke from coke ovens: when the dry basis volatile matter content of the coal fed into the oven is 17%, the power generation per ton of coke is ≥350 KWh ； When the dry-base volatiles of the coal fed into the furnace are 23%, the electricity generation per ton of coke is ≥430 KWh. 　　2. Comprehensive utilization of coking by-products The coke oven gas produced by coking enterprises must be fully recovered and utilized; it shall not be released into the atmosphere ； Coal tar and benzene-based chemical industry products must be recycled, and centralized deep processing is encouraged. 　　V. Environmental Protection 　　1. Emissions of Pollutants 　　The emissions of major pollutants by coking enterprises shall not exceed the total emission quota assigned to them by the environmental protection authorities. 　　2. Emission standards for air and water pollutants: The emission of unorganized pollutants from coke ovens is governed by the \"Emission Standards for Air Pollutants from Coke Ovens\" (GB16171－1996); other organized waste gases are subject to the \"Comprehensive Emission Standards for Air Pollutants\" (GB16297－1996). NH3 and H2S are regulated by the \"Emission Standards for Odorous Pollutants\" (GB14554－1996). 　　After being treated to meet the standards, phenol-cyanide wastewater must be recycled and must not be discharged externally. The discharged wastewater shall comply with the \"Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standards\" (GB8978-1996). The water discharged into the sewage treatment plant meets the second-grade standards, while that discharged into the environment meets the first-grade standards. 　　3. Solid (liquid) waste: All solid (liquid) wastes generated in coking production, such as coal (coke) dust collected by dust collectors in the coal preparation, coke pushing, coal loading, coke quenching, and coke screening units, tar residues, residues from crude benzene distillation regenerators, tar residues from benzene purification acid processes, desulfurization waste (liquids), and biochemical excess sludge, must be treated and utilized in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements; they shall not be discharged outside. 　　VI. Technological Progress 　　Coking enterprises are encouraged to adopt advanced and applicable technologies such as coal moisture adjustment, air separation for moisture control, compacting coking, blended coal coking, conversion of pulverized coal into semi-coke, dry quenching of coke, quenching with low moisture content, heat pipe heat exchange, heat transfer oil heat exchange, treatment of coking plant dust, advanced treatment and reuse of coking wastewater, production of methanol from coking gas, production of synthetic ammonia from coking gas, hydrogenation refining of benzene, production of needle coke from coal tar, hydrogenation treatment of tar, and further processing of coal tar products. 　　VII. Supervision and Management 1. The investment management, land allocation, environmental impact assessment, energy evaluation, and credit financing for construction projects of coking enterprises must comply with these entry requirements. The environmental impact assessment report shall be submitted to the environmental protection administrative department at the provincial level or above for approval, after the provincial industry regulatory department has provided its preliminary review opinions. 　　2. Before the production facilities of coking enterprises are completed and put into operation, a joint inspection team organized by the provincial-level or higher administrative departments in charge of the coking industry and environmental protection shall conduct supervision and inspection in accordance with the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of these admission criteria. If, upon inspection, the requirements for admission are not met, the environmental protection administrative authority will not issue a pollution discharge permit; the industry regulatory authority shall order that the relevant construction work necessary to meet the admission requirements be completed within a specified time frame. If the requirements are still not met, the environmental protection administrative authority shall revoke its pollution discharge permit in accordance with relevant laws and regulations; the water and electricity supply department shall, after obtaining approval from the administrative authority at the same level, cease the supply of electricity and water in accordance with the law. 　　3. The coking construction project shall meet the indicators regarding resource (energy) consumption, comprehensive utilization of by-products, and environmental protection specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of these admission requirements within 6 months of commencing operation. In addition to paying the relevant fees as required, those who fail to meet the deadlines shall be ordered by the environmental protection authorities to make corrections within a specified time frame or to suspend operations, in accordance with the requirements of **relevant laws and regulations. 　　4. The provincial authorities in charge of the coking industry, together with the environmental protection authorities, shall supervise and inspect the compliance with the entry requirements for the coking industry in their respective regions. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shall organize relevant departments to conduct irregular spot checks and inspections. 　　5. The China Coking Industry Association should strengthen its analysis and research on domestic and international coke markets as well as the development of coking process technologies, and promote new technologies for environmental protection, energy conservation, and comprehensive resource utilization in the coking industry ； Establish an evaluation system that meets the admission criteria, and provide scientific and fair evaluation opinions ； Research is conducted to establish an evaluation index system for clean production, with active promotion of clean production within the industry ； Assist **the relevant departments in carrying out supervision and management. 　　6. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology regularly publishes a list of coking production enterprises that meet the admission requirements. Coking production enterprises that meet the eligibility criteria can benefit from relevant support policies and obtain the qualification to export coke products in accordance with the applicable procedures. 　　7. For new or expanded coking construction projects that do not meet the admission requirements, environmental protection administrative departments shall not grant environmental approval, financial institutions shall not provide credit, and power supply agencies shall suspend power supply in accordance with the law. For enterprises that are revoked or ordered to close by the local people’s authorities **or the relevant regulatory agencies in accordance with the law, the relevant regulatory departments shall revoke the corresponding licenses in accordance with the law, while the administrative departments for industry and commerce shall order such enterprises to carry out changes in their registration records or to have their registrations cancelled. 　　Additional Provisions These admission requirements apply to enterprises in the coking industry located within the People’s Republic of China (with the exception of special regions such as Taiwan, **, and Macau). 　　If the ** and industry standards mentioned in these admission requirements are revised, the revised standards shall apply. 　　These admission requirements shall come into effect as of January 1, 2009; **Announcement No. 76 of 2004 issued by the Development and Reform Commission, titled \"Admission Requirements for the Coking Industry\", shall be repealed simultaneously. 　　These admission requirements are interpreted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and may be revised in light of industry development trends and macro-control requirements.